"The showing on the A&E Network of ""The Crossing"" has resulted in a flurry of questions being raised about the character and personal habits of Commander-in-Chief George Washington. Specifically, was he as profane with his language as portrayed in the f

It is ironic that two prominent Founding Fathers who owned slaves (Thomas Jefferson and George Washington) were both early–albeit unsuccessful–pioneers in the movement to end slavery in their State and in the nation.

"The Treaty of Tripoli, specifically article XI, is often misused in editorial columns, articles, as well as in other areas of the media, both Christian and secular. We have received numerous questions from people who have been misled by the claims that a

This is part of the ongoing debate surrounding the religious nature of the Founding Fathers. Look at some evidence you rarely see in the media or in text books and determine for yourself if Washington was a believer.

"Several years ago we were asked to write a law review article for a special 75th anniversary edition of the famous ""Scopes Monkey Trial."" In our article, we presented the Framers view of that issue."

"A discussion of the recent Pledge of Allegiance controversy generated by the Ninth Circuit's ruling that the phrase ""under God"" violates the U. S. Constitution. While the decision was later stayed by one of the judges involved, the ruling provides a cl

"James Madison’s religious views and activities are numerous, as are his writings on religion. An understanding of Madison’s religious views is complicated by the fact that his early actions were at direct variance with his later opinions. Those who would

"The Founders’ intent for impeachment was to protect the fundamental principle of ""the consent of the governed."" For this reason impeachment was used whenever judges disregarded public interests, affronted the will of the people, or introduced arbitrary

Many law and history professors and uninformed historical writers often assert that John Locke was a secular political writer or a deist. This article contains a few helpful questions to ask regarding these erroneous characterizations of Locke.

Text of House Resolution 888, introduced December 18, 2007, which affirms the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and moves to designate the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.

Contains a letter that Americans United for Separation of Church and State actually sent to religious leaders in 2006, attempting to intimidate them. Also contains this same letter, with all the editorial comments designed to intimidate crossed out.

A history of the 1809 Benjamin Rush dream that foretold the reconciliation between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1812. Adams and Jefferson both died on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1826.

"A prominent example of modern historical revisionism involves an inaccurate view of the Civil War, which asserts that the secession of the southern states at the start of the Civil War had nothing to do with slavery and slavery was not a significant issue in the conflict."

A letter from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to Senators' Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn. This letter outlines some potential constitutional problems with the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."

"Even though the issue of slavery is often raised as a discrediting charge against the Founding Fathers, the historical fact is that slavery was not the product of, nor was it an evil introduced by, the Founding Fathers."